Golden Ears: Audeze MM-500 Headphones Review
Audeze is one of the biggest names in the world when it comes to high-end headphones. Its cans are frequently fliers on “best of” lists, occupying coveted top spots for sound quality and technical performance. Over the last few years, much of its effort has been on filling out its line-up of gaming headphones, but it’s returning to its roots with the headphone we’re looking at today: the MM-500.
Coming in at $1,699, the MM-500 don’t come cheap but offer an impressive listening experience aimed at hardcore audiophiles and dedicated music creators. The engineers at Audeze joined forces with legendary producer, Manny Marroquin, on their design and the result is one of the most enjoyable headphones, and perhaps the most comfortable, it has released yet.
Current Price: $1,699 ( Audeze , Amazon )
The MM-500 is the latest mid-tier audiophile headphone from Audeze, a name synonymous with planar magnetic drivers. Having essentially thrust this driver design into mainstream for over-ear headphones, it has earned a massive amount of respect in the audio world and has a pedigree most other companies could only dream of. Based out of California, Audeze is a homegrown, US success story, and its products have received repeated acclaim. When it releases a headphone, the audio community stops and takes notice.
Even with more than a decade of successful headphone releases under its belt, the MM-500 is something unique in its line-up. The engineers at Audeze teamed up with Manny Marroquin, an audio producer who has created music with some of the biggest names in pop going back to Seal and Tony Braxton in the 90s to Justin Beiber, Selena Gomez, and Ed Sheeran in just the last four years.
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